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Old 04-03-2013, 11:55 AM
 
Location: Just outside of Portland
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September, after the kids have gone back to school.
Good advice!

The weather is beautiful, the summer tourists have gone back home, fishing and crabbing is great!

September is when I take my vacations!
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Old 04-03-2013, 12:10 PM
 
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The Oregon coast is great to visit, but to actually find jobs will be pretty hard. Oregon's coastal communities are a culture all on their own, and are certainly perfect for some, but probably not what you have in mind based on what you criteria is.

I would look at Bellingham, Washington. It's job market is far more secure then any Oregon coastal community and the city is on the rise with new waterfront developments and an expanding commercial sector and lively downtown scene for youngin's.
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Old 04-03-2013, 12:22 PM
 
Location: North Las Vegas NV
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Since the OP seems to have vamoosed, I have my own question. When is the best time to visit the central coast? My parents wanted to come this summer, but I thought I heard of summers being very cold and foggy before this even. They are having to change their plans due to other reasons, but it would still be good to know since they will probably visit before we have been there a full year. My husband is there right now and says it is pretty nice, so I'm thinking that fall and spring are probably the best. Anyone have better thoughts?
I like to vacation on the coast during the hot summers here in Las Vegas. My boy and I like clamming and crabbing in Coos Bay and Winchester Bay area. This summer we plan on taking our fishing boat up to Coos Bay to fish rockfish and bay crabbing.
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Old 04-03-2013, 02:57 PM
 
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I like to vacation on the coast during the hot summers here in Las Vegas. My boy and I like clamming and crabbing in Coos Bay and Winchester Bay area. This summer we plan on taking our fishing boat up to Coos Bay to fish rockfish and bay crabbing.
How do you find the fog to be? Tolerable? They took a vacation to San Francisco once and it was foggy almost every day. While they are understanding about the coast having that tendency, I know my mom would like to log in some serious beach time.

When do the winter rains start, on average? We're going home in September for a wedding. They might just be out of luck for this year...
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Old 04-03-2013, 03:02 PM
 
Location: Portland Metro
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I know my mom would like to log in some serious beach time.
What, exactly, does your mom do on the beach?
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Old 04-03-2013, 09:13 PM
 
Location: North Las Vegas NV
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How do you find the fog to be? Tolerable? They took a vacation to San Francisco once and it was foggy almost every day. While they are understanding about the coast having that tendency, I know my mom would like to log in some serious beach time.

When do the winter rains start, on average? We're going home in September for a wedding. They might just be out of luck for this year...
Last year we stayed at Charleston Harbor RV camp for 2 weeks. It was foggy a few days in the mornings but burned off by afternoon. The weather was very cool and sunny most of the time. Basendorf Beach is a few miles from Charleston Harbor but the weather is very windy and cold on the beach even in the summer. I will leave it up to the locals to respond to when the rains would start for the winter season.
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Old 04-03-2013, 10:48 PM
 
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What, exactly, does your mom do on the beach?
She just wants to sit in a chair, read a book, and listen to the waves. Maybe walk a little. What can I say, she's easy to please. And if that all she wants, well I might as well pinpoint some great times for her to do that. Beats shopping. Blah. That is what my MIL always wants to do.
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Old 04-04-2013, 08:21 AM
 
Location: Portland Metro
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She just wants to sit in a chair, read a book, and listen to the waves. Maybe walk a little. What can I say, she's easy to please. And if that all she wants, well I might as well pinpoint some great times for her to do that. Beats shopping. Blah. That is what my MIL always wants to do.
If she doesn't mind doing that in sweatpants and a fleece jacket, then you could go almost any time of the year. Just be ready to duck inside if it starts to rain or the wind blows so hard you start getting sand in your face. Then there are those times you can actually shed the fleece and expose some skin, which, in my experience, happen mostly in the spring and fall--but you just have to catch those times, you can't really plan for them.
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Old 04-04-2013, 12:09 PM
 
Location: Dallas, Oregon & Sunsites Arizona
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Yep. Bundle up and set up your chair. Charleston is a good choice because of the access for seniors. I would also go out on the jetty by the harbor entrance and sit up on the rocks and watch the boats. Coast means fog. If it bothers you visit the mountains.
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Old 04-06-2013, 01:36 PM
 
Location: Myrtle Creek, Oregon
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September, after the kids have gone back to school.
+1 this comment. After Labor Day, into mid-October can be some of the most beautiful weather you will find on the coast. Unless it rains.
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